My computer won’t start up, can anybody help me? I think I need a boot disk.?

My desktop was in a power surge. Now, the actual power bit wasn’t plugged in, BUT my monitor power was plugged in, and _that_ cable was connected to my desktop, as well as the ethernet cable. When I select any other option other than going to the BIOS menu, and hit any key other than [...]

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adobe flash problems….?

I’ve been using the computer I am on for a little over 2 months. I never had a problem with the Flash player, but I had some issues with another program I use & was told by that system’s tech support to Turn off my User Account Control. The flash continued to work for a [...]

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Why doesn’t my computer save the files I download?

Okay, so, I’ve been having this problem for a couple of months now. Every time I try to download a program, it downloads but it doesn’t save the program to my computer, when I right click it in the ‘downloads’ box and try to click on ‘open’ or ‘open containing folder’ the options aren’t available. [...]

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Computer questions:Who defined the binary system?

the options: A.D. Leibnir Pascal Newton Aristotle None of these And another one – What is the addition of 101010 with 111111 ? 1101001 1001001 1111001 1100001 None of these Umm Green_meklar, Thanks for the first one but i didnt get how 101010+ 111111 = 42 + 63 = 105 = 1101001. How did you [...]

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Blank verse about my new computer and its endless possibilities- any responses welcome?

My Computer Gently Whines Fan assisted my chip set cools against the frantic binary searchings that are forever agreeing or rejecting suggestions of a forward way Don’t ask, don’t get is not an option when the questions beg resolution and the screen is bright-faced and longing to tell Mine and anonymous mice are web-wide busy [...]

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Please please help! Anyone?

2.) How does analog record data? records variations in light and sound as they fluctuate along a wave records what the camera sees and hears in binary computer code records what we see and hear Both a and b 3.) 3. Digital video records what the camera sees and hears in _____. a video signal [...]

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A Few Basic Hardware questions.?

1.How many options does a binary choice offer? a. none b. one c. two d. it depends on the amount of memory e. it depends of the speed of the cpu 2.when you first turn on a computer, the cpu is preset to execute instructions a. RAM b. ROM c. flash memory d. the cd [...]

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I’m Bored…Best Resignation Letter Ever Written…haha?

Following is a supposed letter of resignation from an employee at a computer company, to her boss, who apparently resigned very soon afterwards! It’s Funny, but a bit harsh……. Dear Mr. Smith, As a graduate of an institution of higher education, I have a few very basic expectations. Chief among these is that my direct [...]

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Why is the assumption by our government “If a country’s government is evil, all of its people are evil too”?

I went to download Notepad++ on my new computer and was confused when the only new version I found was called “Notepad++ 5.7 release (outside the USA)” but fortunately they had a news link that said the following: ” Under the pretext of cryptographic exportation control, US government made the major FOSS hosts (SourceForge, Google [...]

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Data destruction/Terminus 6 & DoD 5220.22-M, can data be recovered?

I have a program called Terminus 6 that I use for file destruction purposes. I buy laptops and used servers on ebay quite often and i’ve been always told to wipe out a harddrive when I receive a used computer because one doesn’t actually know what the original user kept on the harddrive. I use [...]

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